The Christmas Letter
Hello everyone! Yes, back already with a new chapter. And for those of you complaining, who shall remain nameless *coughSILVERSPACEcough* I am out of this story in this chapter. Happy now? Anyway, the song 'So you say you don't need Love' is written by me, and if you want to use it, in part or entirety, please ask first. And the character Nika is partially based on my friend Nika. And, as always, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: The Labyrinth doesn't belong to me, but if Santa leaves it for me under my Christmas tree, I have no objections.
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Chapter 2: So you say you don't need Love
Lady Destiny appeared outside of the Goblin Castle. Sounds of a rather raucous party could be heard inside. She made herself invisible, and climbed up a wall, looking in.
She was many drunken Goblins dancing and singing. At the throne was the Goblin King himself, that trademark smirk on his face, looking for all to see, perfectly happy.
Unless you looked, really looked, into his mismatched hazel and blue eyes. There was a sadness there that had never been, until six years ago.
But he hid it well, even to himself.
Two large Goblins were standing right close to the window Lady Destiny was looking into. While it was hard to hear, she was able to hear their conversation.
"Great party, ain't it Plip?" said the one. " His Majesty seems ta be enjoy hisself."
"Seems so, don't it Glomb?" said the other. "But I hear rumors from one a da kitchen maids. She says his Majesty es in love! With a mortal no less, one a them that went through da Lab'rinth. Da only one ta beat it."
"Naw!" said Glomb unbelievingly. "Ye mean it?"
"Yep!" said Plip, looking proud of his knowledge. "But they also say he's a gone and said he don't need love, or happiness, or any a that rot. Right smart of him. Feelings and all that junk would get in his way a bein' King."
They continued their conversation, but Lady Destiny needed to hear no more. She jumped down, and began to think. She smiled; she knew just what to do.
She conjured a piece of parchment, and a pen. She wrote something down, taking her time to make it just right. When she was finished, she folded up the parchment, tying it with the green ribbon she had had in her hair, and threading one of her pendants, with the Celtic star and Emerald, through it.
She conjured a long hooded cloak, which she quickly slipped on, hiding her features. She knocked on the door to the castle.
The door was opened by a Goblin guard.
"What business have ye here?" he asked.
"I am simply a messenger." Said Lady Destiny. "Please take this to your King."
And Lady Destiny walked away, before the guard could ask her any more. The guard shrugged, and went to deliver the letter to the King.
Destiny, meanwhile, waited until the guard went back inside, before throwing back her hood, and looking up at the window one more time. Certainly, what she had planned was cliché. She really had to think of more original ideas.
She laughed slightly, and disappeared.
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Jareth, meanwhile, was still trying to convince his subjects (and himself) he was perfectly fine.
'It's been six years, get over it already.' He thought to himself. 'Not like she probably remembers you anyway.' His heart lurched at the thought, no matter how much he tried to have it not. But he was only killing himself slowly inside, with the heartache he had had since that one day six years ago. Who would have thought that he, the powerful Goblin King, could fall in love with a mortal girl? It was preposterous.
But that didn't mean it hadn't happened.
"I don't need love." Jareth muttered. "It only causes pain anyhow."
"This came for you, your Majesty." Said a female voice, much more pleasant sounding than Goblins voices. Jareth turned, to see Nika, one of the castle servants. She was a Fae, but of the lower class, since she was the kind that looked part animal. Hers was the snow leopard, with her pale blue eyes cat-like, as were her ears. Her canine teeth were pointed, and her hands had claws. She also had a long tail. Other than that, the smoky white-blond haired Fae was somewhat human-like.
"Thank you Nika." He said, to his favorite servant. She was a sweet girl, and had been living at the castle since she was born. "You may have the rest of the night free, so you may go to bed if you wish."
"Thank you, your Majesty." Said Nika, curtsying and leaving the room.
Jareth looked at the rolled up parchment, tied with a green silken ribbon. Tied in with the ribbon was a pendant, a silver circle with a Celtic star, with an Emerald in its middle. Whoever it was from, it looked important, though he could not remember seeing such a seal anywhere.
"Leave, all of you!" yelled Jareth to the Goblins. The Goblins stared for a moment, and all quickly ran, afraid of being thrown in the bog.
Finally alone, he opened the letter. What he saw both shocked and amazed him. Written was what looked like a song. While he read, he could almost swear he heard a voice singing the song, a female, with a low meso-alto voice. He could hear mocking, sorrow, and pity all in one in her voice, and this is what he heard:
Can it really be true?
Or are the rumors un-founded?
About what's been whispered, murmured, and shouted.
Well I must admit when I learned, I reacted with disbelief and sorrow.
And I knew I had to state what I thought of it; before another tomorrow...
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So you say you don't need Love.
So you say you don't need Happiness.
So you're saying you don't need the things that make a life worth living?
Because without love; your Heart is just a muscle, your soul just a myth.
All because you say you don't need Love.
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Sure its not always true,
It's not always bliss.
And not all can be solved with a kiss.
But tell me; do you really want to miss your chance?
For a real, honest, fairy-tale romance?
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So you say you don't need Love.
So you say you don't need Happiness.
So you're saying you don't need the things that make a life worth living?
Because without love; your Heart is just a muscle, your soul just a myth.
All because you say you don't need Love.
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You can say love doesn't exist.
But I've seen it for myself, it can't be missed.
So you can go on and keep denying,
But you know in your heart you want to keep trying;
No matter what you say.
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So you say you don't need Love.
So you say you don't need Happiness.
So you're saying you don't need the things that make a life worth living?
Because without love; your Heart is just a muscle, your soul just a myth.
All because you say you don't need Love.
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I've said my thoughts, what you do with them I no longer care.
Go ahead; scream and shout, or let a cry of anger pierce the air.
If you keep denying the Love that was meant for you,
You'll see it's a lonely life you'll be going through.
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So you say you don't need Love.
So you say you don't need Happiness.
So you're saying you don't need the things that make a life worth living?
Because without love; your Heart is just a muscle, your soul just a myth.
All because you say you don't need Love.
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I leave you with one final thought:
If you really think you don't need Love... then you truly are a fool.
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It was simply signed L. D. Jareth never did find out who L.D. was, but that didn't really matter.
After finishing reading, the voice had gone, if it had ever really been there to begin with. He did not cry, even in anguish a Goblin King does not cry. But he did set the letter down, and put his head in his hands, taking several deep, shuddering breaths.
He could deny his love all he wanted, but it still wouldn't make it any less true.
Did he even have a remote chance, were he to try and win Sarah's love?
"Only one way to find out."
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There I go again with my cliffhangers! I just can't stop myself sometimes. Anyway, how did you like my song? I know the chorus didn't rhyme, it wasn't supposed to. And yes, I'm out of the story now, happy? Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…
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Emerald, The Lady Destiny a.k.a. Emmy-chan
